Dr. and Mrs. Robert Young Jr. announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Elizabeth, to Noel Scott Snyder.

The bride is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Young Sr. of Russellville and the late Mr. and Mrs Robert Wooten of Springfield, Mo.

The groom is the son of Janice and the late Kent Green of Angola, Ind., and the late Phillip K. Snyder of Angola. He is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs Robert Laird and the late Mr. and Mrs. Ford Snyder of Angola.

The bride graduated with a degree in biology from Arkansas Tech University. The groom attended Indiana-Purdue at Fort Wayne. The bride and groom have worked as zookeepers since college.

A family wedding will be held Sept. 7, 2013, in Russellville. Invitations will be sent.